Reproduction of raccoons (Procyon lotor) in North Dakota
American Midland Naturalist
By: E.K. Fritzell
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Abstract
Necropsies and observations of captive and radio-equipped individuals provided reproductive data from a raccoon population in the northern prairies. The mean parturition date of adult females was 8 May and the mean litter size was 4.8. Only two of the 14 yearling females examined prior to 1 July were pregnant; they had estimated parturition dates of 20 May and 22 June. Penes of most yearling males became extrusible in July or August. Testes weights and sperm smears suggest that yearling males in North Dakota are not reproductively active. Reproductive patterns of raccoons near the northern periphery of their range and those at lower latitudes are compared and discussed.
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Fritzell, E., 1978, Reproduction of raccoons (Procyon lotor) in North Dakota: American Midland Naturalist, v. 100, no. 1, p. 253-256, https://doi.org/10.2307/2424800.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Reproduction of raccoons (Procyon lotor) in North Dakota |
| Series title | American Midland Naturalist |
| DOI | 10.2307/2424800 |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1978 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | University of Notre Dame |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 253 |
| Last page | 256 |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |